Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (1264 page)

BOOK: Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis
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   Aortic dissection, aortic valve disease, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
   Tachy- or bradyarrhythmias, or heart block
   Myocarditis
   Rhabdomyolysis with cardiac injury
   Hypotension
   Apical ballooning syndrome
   Renal failure
   Acute neurologic disease (stroke or subarachnoid hemorrhage)
   Infiltrative disease (amyloid, sarcoid)
   Drug toxicity (doxorubicin, 5-fluorouracil, trastuzumab, snake venom)
   Critically ill patients (especially ARDS and sepsis)
   Burns (particularly when >30% surface area)
   Technical lab error
   High concentrations of alkaline phosphate (interferes with some cTnI assays)

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